Apple M2 reviews, DOJ sues Google, and this week in Elon

Today on the flagship podcast of staring directly down the barrel of a camera, The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Monica Chin start the show with an inside look at our M2 MacBook Pro and Mac Mini reviews. After that, the crew breaks down the case the US Department of Justice has filed against Google's ad business and of course...

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The Last of Us recap, lessons learned from Silicon Valley, and Vergecast Hotline

Today on the flagship podcast of zombie kisses: 02:02 - The Verge’s managing editor Alex Cranz chats with film & TV reporter Charles Pulliam-Moore about HBO’s The Last of Us and how it handles the video game adaptation. [Spoilers for episode 1 + 2] 22:40 - Historian and author of the book The Code: Silicon Valley and the Remaking of America Margaret...

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Apple announces M2 MacBook Pros, a Mac Mini, and a new HomePod

Today on the flagship podcast of automated content creation: 02:23 - The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Alex Heath start the show with an overview of what we've learned from Elon Musk running Twitter over the past few months.24:50 - Inside CNET’s AI-powered SEO money machine48:34 - Apple's Mac and HomePod announcements from this...

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2023's laptops and wearables we may (or may not) see

The Verge’s Alex Cranz talks with senior reviewer Monica Chin about the laptops she saw at CES this year and what it means for 2023’s computer trends. Verge reviewer Victoria Song joins the show to discuss the FDA regulations behind health tech, and whether the stuff we saw at CES will ever be available in the United States.Further reading: The Lenovo...

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Apple might make a touchscreen Mac / Samsung S23 images leak

The Verge's Alex Cranz, Richard Lawler, and Dan Seifert discuss the numerous Apple rumors we heard about this week, a Samsung Unpacked preview, and the latest gadget news.Further reading: Apple might finally make a touchscreen Mac Apple is reportedly making an all-in-one cellular, Wi-Fi, and Bluetooth chip iPhone 16 Pro models could feature under-display...

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The smart TVs, Matter gadgets, and concept cars from CES

The Verge’s Alex Cranz, Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, Chris Welch, and Andrew Hawkins discuss the best TVs, cars, and smart home gadgets they saw at CES 2023 — from a color-changing car to a vacuum suction system on an OLED TV.Further reading: CES 2023: Verge Video’s best of Why Matter mattered at CES The $3,000 totally wireless Displace TV is the definition...

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CES is back! Sony announces a car, everything has Matter, and Lenovo puts screens on top of screens

CES 2023 is in full swing! The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler parse the vapor ware from the cool new tech we hope to see ship this year.Further reading: Sony and Honda just announced their new electric car brand, Afeela The BMW i Vision Dee is a future EV sports sedan that can talk back to you Check out BMW’s color-changing...

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The Bluetooth Holiday Spec-tacular

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, Chris Welch, and Sean Hollister celebrate the holiday season with a full show dedicated to Bluetooth.03:57 - We play Bluetooth Jeopardy! Play along here30:38 - The crew discuss the many codecs layered onto the Bluetooth spec, and where the standard is headed.46:56 - Former Bluetooth SIG executive director Dr. Mike...

Dec 2022

Apple could open up iOS, Elon gets booed, and the golden age of streaming is coming to an end

The Verge's Nilay Patel, Alex Cranz, and Richard Lawler break down all the news from this week.Further reading: FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried arrested in the Bahamas Apple is reportedly preparing to allow third-party app stores on the iPhone Twitter Blue is back, letting you buy a blue checkmark again Elon Musk sells yet another $3.58 billion...

Dec 2022

Streaming winners & losers of 2022: Netflix, HBO Max, Disney Plus, and more

The Verge's Alex Cranz, Nilay Patel, and Charles Pulliam-Moore focus on the big streaming services — Netflix, HBO Max, Hulu, Disney Plus, Amazon Prime, Peacock, Paramount Plus — and discuss which are the winners and losers are for this year.Email us at vergecast@theverge.com or call the hotline at 866-VERGE11, we'd love to hear from you. Learn more...

Dec 2022